Aylmer, Town—Ville, Quebec (1921 census)
Aylmer, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,970. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138372625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.398°N, 75.849°W.
Population
In 1921, Aylmer, Town—Ville had a population of 2,970: 1,488 male and 1,482 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,169 |
| 1861 | 1,586 |
| 1871 | 1,650 |
| 1881 | 1,762 |
| 1891 | 1,945 |
| 1901 | 2,291 |
| 1911 | 3,109 |
| 1921 | 2,970 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Aylmer, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,970 total population, 1,488 males in the population, 1,482 females in the population, 1,404 males born in Canada, 1,389 females born in Canada, 69 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 58 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 26 males born outside the British Empire, 24 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,986 persons of French origin, 408 persons of British origin (Irish), 346 persons of British origin (English), 172 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of Scandinavian origin, 13 persons of German origin, 8 persons of Syrian origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,267 Roman Catholics, 308 Anglicans (Church of England), 170 Presbyterians, 157 Methodists, 17 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 14 Baptists, 13 Lutherans, 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Brethren, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138372625
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Aylmer, Town—Ville, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aylmer-town-ville-qc057030-1921/.